Mattia Caldara

Mattia Caldara
Caldara with Atalanta in 2016
Personal information
Full name Mattia Caldara
Date of birth (1994-05-05) 5 May 1994
Place of birth Bergamo, Italy
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Milan
Number 33
Youth career
2003–2014 Atalanta
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 Atalanta 12 (3)
2014–2015 → Trapani (loan) 20 (2)
2015–2016 → Cesena (loan) 27 (3)
2017–2018 Juventus 0 (0)
2017–2018 → Atalanta (loan) 43 (7)
2018– Milan 0 (0)
National team‡
2016–2017 Italy U21 12 (0)
2018– Italy 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 May 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 September 2018

Mattia Caldara (born 5 May 1994) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Milan, and the Italy national team.

Club career

Atalanta

Born in Bergamo, Caldara began his career with hometown club Atalanta, entering in the youth categories.[1] He played for the Primavera team from 2011 to 2014,[2] (2013–14 season as an overage player), and on 5 May 2014, Caldara made his professional debut coming on as a second-half substitute in a Serie A match against Catania.[3]

2014–15 season: Loan to Trapani

On 3 July 2014, he was loaned to Serie B side Trapani to gain more experience.[4] On 14 August he made his debut as a starter in a 2–1 home defeat against Cremonese in the second round of Coppa Italia.[5] On 7 September, Caldara made his Serie B debut as a substitute replacing Enis Nadarevic in the 62nd minute of a 2–1 home win over Vicenza.[6] On 13 September he played his first entire match in Serie B for Trapani, a 2–1 home win against Cittadella.[7] On 16 May, Caldara scored his first professional goal in the 96th minute of a 1–1 away draw against Avellino.[8] On 22 May he scored his second goal in the 49th minute of a 2–1 home win over Pro Vercelli.[9] Caldara ended his season-long loan to Trapani with 21 apparences and 2 goals.[10]

2015–16 season: Loan to Cesena

On 10 July 2015, Caldara was signed by Serie B side Cesena on a temporary deal, with an option to purchase.[11] On 9 August he made his debut for Cesena in a 4–0 home win over Lecce in the second round of Coppa Italia.[12] On 20 August he played in the third round, a 4–1 away win over Catania.[13] On 5 September, Caldara made his Serie B debut for Cesena, as a starter, in a 2–0 home win against Brescia.[14] On 21 November, Caldara scored his first goal for Cesena in the 28th minute of a 1–1 away draw against Vicenza.[15] On 8 December he was send off with a double yellow card in the 89th inute of a 0–0 home draw against Trapani.[16] On 19 December he scored his second goal in the 78th minute of a 4–0 home win over Ternana.[17] On 23 January he scored his third goal in the 57th minute of a 2–0 home win over Virtus Entella.[18] On 7 March, Caldara was send off for the second time with a double yellow card in the 27th minute of a 2–1 home defeat against Salernitana.[19] Caldara ended his loan to Cesena with 29 apparences, all as a starter, and 2 goals.[10]

Return to Atalanta

After impressing on his return to Atalanta, Caldara cemented a first-team place for the 2016–17 season. On 2 October he made his debut in Serie A for Atalanta in a 1–0 home win over Napoli.[20] On 26 October, Caldara scored his first goal for Atalanta and the only goal in the 60th minute of a 1–0 away win over Pescara.[21] On 6 November he scored his second goal for Atalanta in the 24th minute of a 3–0 away win over Sassuolo.[22] On 20 November he scored his third goal in 62nd minute of a 2–1 home win against Roma.[23]

Juventus

On 12 January 2017, Juventus announced that they had signed Caldara to a four-and-a-half-year contract for an initial transfer fee of €15 million, rising to a potential €25 million with add-ons. The deal also included a free loan, remaining at Atalanta until 30 June 2018.[24]

Milan

On 2 August 2018, Caldara was signed by Milan on a five-year contract for €35 million payable in two years.[25][26]

International career

In June 2017, Caldara was included in the Italy under-21 squad for the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship by manager Luigi Di Biagio.[27]

Caldara made his senior international debut for Italy under Roberto Mancini in a 3–1 friendly loss to France in Nice on 1 June 2018.[28][29]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 20 September 2018[30]
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Atalanta
2013–14 1000––10
Trapani (loan)
2014–15 20210––212
Cesena (loan)
2015–16 27320––293
Atalanta
2016–17 30710––317
2017–18 243208[lower-alpha 1]0–343
Total 55103080–6610
Milan
2018–19 000010–10
Career total 1021560900011715
  1. ↑ All appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of 10 September 2018[31]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Italy
201820
Total20

References

  1. ↑ Archived 2014-05-24 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ Fullsoccer (in Italian)
  3. ↑ http://www.juventibus.com/mattia-caldara-storia/
  4. ↑ "Mercato Atalantino: Caldara in prestito al Trapani" (in Italian). Atalanta B.C. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
  5. ↑ "Trapani vs. Cremonese - 17 August 2014 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
  6. ↑ "Trapani vs. Vicenza - 7 September 2014 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
  7. ↑ "Trapani vs. Cittadella - 13 September 2014 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
  8. ↑ "Avellino vs. Trapani - 16 May 2015 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
  9. ↑ "Trapani vs. Pro Vercelli - 22 May 2015 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
  10. 1 2 "Italy - M. Caldara - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
  11. ↑ "Kone, Varano, Caldara e Molina in bianconero" (in Italian). A.C. Cesena. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  12. ↑ "Cesena vs. Lecce - 9 August 2015 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
  13. ↑ "Catania vs. Cesena - 20 August 2015 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
  14. ↑ "Cesena vs. Brescia - 5 September 2015 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
  15. ↑ "Vicenza vs. Cesena - 21 November 2015 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
  16. ↑ "Cesena vs. Trapani - 8 December 2015 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
  17. ↑ "Cesena vs. Ternana - 19 December 2015 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
  18. ↑ "Cesena vs. Virtus Entella - 23 January 2016 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
  19. ↑ "Cesena vs. Salernitana - 7 March 2016 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
  20. ↑ "Atalanta vs. Napoli - 2 October 2016 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
  21. ↑ "Pescara vs. Atalanta - 26 October 2016 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
  22. ↑ "Sassuolo vs. Atalanta - 6 November 2016 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
  23. ↑ "Atalanta vs. Roma - 20 November 2016 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
  24. ↑ "Agreement with Atalanta for the acquisition of the player Mattia Caldara" (PDF (219 KB)). Juventus F.C. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  25. ↑ "Official: Milan sign Higuain, Caldara". Football Italia. 2 August 2018.
  26. ↑ "comunicato 02082018 accordi con milan ita.pdf" (PDF).
  27. ↑ "U21: Italy squad for Euros named". Football Italia. 6 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  28. ↑ "Caldara: 'Azzurri on right track'". Football Italia. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  29. ↑ "Italy: Experimental Azzurri test France". Football Italia. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  30. ↑ "Mattia Caldara".
  31. ↑ "M. Caldara". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
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